Man attacked by shark released from Mass. hospital

Man attacked by shark released from Mass. hospital
SEC's Schapiro calls Knight problems "unacceptable"
Buyers eye Knight Capital as some customers return
Goldman agreed to buys stocks from Knight Wednesday: CNBC
Obama, Romney seek advantage out of jobs report
Ex-Ala. gov. going back to prison for bribery
Hiring picks up but not enough to sideline Fed
Anxiety over rover's Hollywood-style Mars landing
Syrian army moves on rebels in Aleppo, Damascus
Russia condemns "harmful" U.N. assembly resolution on Syria
Blown tire likely caused deadly Megabus crash
Stevie Wonder files for divorce after 11 years
Suicide bomber kills self, wounds 9 in Kenya: police
Singer of US heavy metal band released in Prague
Syrian rebels say seize security complex in eastern province
CDC issues fair warning about pig flu
Ex-Ala. gov. apologizes at resentencing hearing
Iberia drags IAG to Q2 loss
NASA picks 3 private firms to develop space taxis
Mich. voters get say on emergency manager law
Military brought prostitutes to Colombian hotel
Franklin wins women's 200m backstroke with record
Syria opposition plans for post-Assad era
Stocks soar on surprisingly strong July job report
Eastman Kodak loss widened in 2Q
Wife: Emails show NY man plotted to fake his death
Judge denies Apple's bid for Samsung sanctions
Witnesses ask for ex-Ala. gov to stay out of jail
Olympics 2012: Live Report
Wife: Emails show NY man plotted faking his death
One rescued in Mexico mine explosion, others still missing
U.N. nations condemn Syria; Russia, China seen isolated
New sentencing hearing for ex-Ala. gov
Kisses at Chick-fil-A to protest gay marriage view
Clinton hopes for improved drones to find Kony
Craig: Airport bathroom trip was official business
Syria reaches oil deal with ally Russia
Ban scolds world powers on Syria as fighting rages
Stevie Wonder files for divorce from wife
EA sues Zynga claiming copyright infringement

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 01:22 PM PDT

Bandaged but able to walk, Christopher Myers left a Boston hospital Friday in good spirits, even cracking jokes about the shark attack that put him there.

SEC's Schapiro calls Knight problems "unacceptable"

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 01:17 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Schapiro said on Friday that the technology problems that led Knight Capital Group Inc to suffer a $440 million trading loss are "unacceptable," and pledged to take additional steps to strengthen the integrity of the marketplace. "The apparent trading error by Knight Capital Group on Wednesday reflects the type of event that can raise concerns for investors about our nation's equity markets - markets that I believe are the most resilient, efficient and robust in the world," Schapiro said in a statement. ...

Buyers eye Knight Capital as some customers return

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 01:17 PM PDT

(Reuters) - Struggling Knight Capital Group Inc's future remained in flux on Friday, with major clients saying they would resume trading with the company, while potential buyers were still combing through the company's books with an eye toward a deal. Customers including TD Ameritrade and Scottrade, said they would return business to Knight, the nation's largest retail market maker of U.S. stocks. Still, the firm's trading volumes remained below usual levels on Friday. ...

Goldman agreed to buys stocks from Knight Wednesday: CNBC

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 01:17 PM PDT

(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc agreed to buy a block of stocks from Knight Capital Group Inc the day of its trading malfunction, CNBC reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. Knight had inadvertently acquired the stocks on Wednesday due to a trading software error and Goldman agreed to buy the stocks from Knight after the close of trading that afternoon, CNBC reported, the people said. Goldman declined to comment on the matter. A Knight spokeswoman did not immediately respond to a request for comment. (Reporting By Lauren Tara LaCapra; Editing by Steve Orlofsky)

Obama, Romney seek advantage out of jobs report

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 01:08 PM PDT

Grasping for an election advantage, President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney cast Friday's newest round of economic data in starkly different ways. Obama heralded more signs of slow, if steady, job growth. Romney said the uptick in the unemployment rate was a "hammer blow" to the middle class.

Ex-Ala. gov. going back to prison for bribery

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 01:07 PM PDT

Following years of appeals and a vocal campaign by supporters, ex-Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman is heading back to prison after being sentenced Friday to more than six years for bribery and other convictions.

Hiring picks up but not enough to sideline Fed

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 01:01 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Employers hired the most workers in five months in July, but an increase in the jobless rate to 8.3 percent kept prospects of further monetary stimulus from the Federal Reserve on the table. Nonfarm payrolls rose 163,000 last month, the Labor Department said on Friday, breaking three straight months of job gains below 100,000 and offering hope for the ailing economy. "It's a relief we did not post another number like 75,000, but the reality is it's not night and day. ...

Anxiety over rover's Hollywood-style Mars landing

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:55 PM PDT

Seven minutes of terror.

Syrian army moves on rebels in Aleppo, Damascus

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:55 PM PDT

ALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) - Syrian forces stormed the last rebel stronghold in the capital Damascus in tanks and armored vehicles on Friday and blasted artillery at rebels in Aleppo, where the United Nations said the army was preparing a massive assault. The violence came within hours of former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan quitting as international peace envoy for Syria, underlining the impotence of mediation efforts in the 17-month-old uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. A senior U.N. ...

Russia condemns "harmful" U.N. assembly resolution on Syria

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:54 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia condemned a resolution on Syria which the U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted on Friday as "harmful," complaining that it was tantamount to a show of support for rebels fighting to oust Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Russian U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin told the 193-nation assembly that the Saudi-drafted resolution "hides blatant support to the armed opposition." Russia was among only 12 countries that voted against the non-binding text, which condemns Damascus and calls for a political transition. ...

Blown tire likely caused deadly Megabus crash

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:44 PM PDT

A blown tire likely caused a double-decker bus to lurch out of control and strike a bridge pillar in the grassy median of an interstate highway, killing one passenger and injuring nearly four dozen others, an Illinois State Police investigator said Friday.

Stevie Wonder files for divorce after 11 years

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:41 PM PDT

Stevie Wonder is ending his 11-year marriage to fashion designer Kai Millard Morris.

Suicide bomber kills self, wounds 9 in Kenya: police

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:40 PM PDT

NAIROBI (Reuters) - A suspected suicide bomber killed himself and wounded nine people when he detonated a grenade near a military air base in Nairobi on Friday, police said, in the latest such attack since Kenya's military foray into neighboring Somalia. The incident occurred in a Somali-dominated area, and police said the attacker had intended to blow up a group of soldiers near the perimeter of the air base. All but one of the wounded were civilian bystanders, police said. ...

Singer of US heavy metal band released in Prague

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:39 PM PDT

The frontman of the U.S. heavy metal band Lamb of God has been released from a Prague prison on $400,000 bail as police investigate him for allegedly pushing a fan off a stage who later died of his injuries, an official said Friday.

Syrian rebels say seize security complex in eastern province

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:38 PM PDT

AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian rebels seized a security headquarters in the oil-producing province of Deir al-Zor on Friday, killing 13 security personnel in battles to control a major highway leading to Iraq, a rebel spokesman said. President Bashar al-Assad's forces have lost control over large swathes of Deir al-Zor in the last two months, but troops still surround the provincial capital, pounding the city with artillery and from the air. ...

CDC issues fair warning about pig flu

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:37 PM PDT

It's the season for state and county fairs, and health officials are reminding fairgoers to be careful around pigs because of a new flu spreading from the animals to people.

Ex-Ala. gov. apologizes at resentencing hearing

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:34 PM PDT

Ex-Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman is apologizing for any embarrassment his bribery conviction may have caused.

Iberia drags IAG to Q2 loss

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:33 PM PDT

The owner of British Airways and Iberia has reported a second-quarter loss due to a fall-off in business at the Spanish carrier.

NASA picks 3 private firms to develop space taxis

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:29 PM PDT

NASA picked three aerospace companies Friday to build small rocketships to take astronauts to the International Space Station.

Mich. voters get say on emergency manager law

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:29 PM PDT

An attempt to kill a Michigan law that gives emergency managers sweeping powers to fix poor communities' finances will appear on the November ballot, the state Supreme Court said Friday, handing unions a major victory in their clash with Republican Gov. Rick Snyder.

Military brought prostitutes to Colombian hotel

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:25 PM PDT

A dozen U.S. service members brought women, likely prostitutes, to their hotel rooms in Colombia and also allowed dogs to soil bed linens and building grounds shortly before President Barack Obama arrived in the country for an April summit, according to a military investigation that followed the announcement of punishments for the men.

Franklin wins women's 200m backstroke with record

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:20 PM PDT

Missy Franklin of the United States won the gold medal in the women's swimming 200m backstroke here Friday with a new world record.

Syria opposition plans for post-Assad era

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:18 PM PDT

The Syrian National Council is deep into organizing an alternative to the regime of President Bashar Assad that could include those already in state institutions or even the ruling Baath Party, a senior member of the opposition group said Friday.

Stocks soar on surprisingly strong July job report

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:17 PM PDT

Stocks are surging on Wall Street, breaking a four-day losing streak, after the government reported a sharp pickup in hiring by U.S. employers in July.

Eastman Kodak loss widened in 2Q

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:16 PM PDT

Eastman Kodak Co. says its second-quarter net loss widened as it reorganized under bankruptcy protection.

Wife: Emails show NY man plotted to fake his death

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:15 PM PDT

A jobless man who was reported missing after going for a swim in New York — only to turn up days later speeding down a South Carolina highway — had sent emails discussing a plot to fake his own death, his wife said Friday.

Judge denies Apple's bid for Samsung sanctions

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:15 PM PDT

A federal judge on Friday denied Apple Inc.'s demands for an immediate victory in a multibillion-dollar patent trial. Apple sought the long-shot bid as punishment for Samsung Electronics Inc.'s decision to issue a controversial press release on the first day of testimony.

Witnesses ask for ex-Ala. gov to stay out of jail

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:14 PM PDT

Character witnesses on Friday asked a federal judge to not send a former Alabama governor back to prison, although the judge said there is "no doubt" Don Siegelman bribed an ex-hospital executive.

Olympics 2012: Live Report

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:13 PM PDT

1910 GMT: SOUTH KOREA WIN MEN'S TEAM SABRE FENCING GOLD. Silver goes to Romania and bronze to Italy.

Wife: Emails show NY man plotted faking his death

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:12 PM PDT

The wife of a New York man who was reported missing at a beach and then turned up hundreds of miles away says she found emails in which he discussed a plan to fake his own death.

One rescued in Mexico mine explosion, others still missing

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:10 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - One miner has been rescued following a coal mine collapse in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila Friday morning, and five more remain trapped, the mine operator said. The explosion was triggered when a large amount of methane gas ignited, causing 100 tonnes of coal to collapse, mine owner Altos Hornos de Mexico (AHMSA) said in a statement. Nearly 300 miners evacuated the mine without incident, the company said. Coahuila's public safety secretary, Jose Luis Moran, told Milenio television that rescue workers were trying to locate the missing miners. ...

U.N. nations condemn Syria; Russia, China seen isolated

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:09 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. member states on Friday overwhelmingly voted to condemn the Syrian government at a special session of the General Assembly that Western diplomats said highlighted the isolation of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's supporters Russia and China. The 193-nation assembly approved the Saudi-drafted resolution, which expressed "grave concern" at the escalation of violence in Syria and condemned the Security Council for its action, with 133 votes in favor, 12 against and 31 abstentions. ...

New sentencing hearing for ex-Ala. gov

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:02 PM PDT

Former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman's adult daughter says life has been hard since her father was convicted of bribery and spent some time in prison.

Kisses at Chick-fil-A to protest gay marriage view

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 11:58 AM PDT

Gay rights activists were kissing at Chick-fil-A stores across the country Friday, just days after the company set a sales record when customers flocked to the restaurants to show support for the fast-food chain president's opposition to gay marriage.

Clinton hopes for improved drones to find Kony

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 11:56 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday she hopes drones will soon be able to see through jungle cover so they can locate warlord Joseph Kony.

Craig: Airport bathroom trip was official business

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 11:56 AM PDT

Former Republican U.S. Sen. Larry Craig aims to fend off a federal election lawsuit against him by arguing his infamous July 11, 2007, Minneapolis airport bathroom visit that ended in his sex-sting arrest was part of his official Senate business.

Syria reaches oil deal with ally Russia

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 11:50 AM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Syria has reached an agreement with ally Russia to secure much-needed fuel as a delegation of ministers sent by President Bashar al-Assad asked Moscow to help alleviate the effects of sanctions on the war-torn country. The trip was a rare foreign visit made by high-level Syrian officials, whose circles of support are shrinking as violence mounts between rebel fighters and forces loyal to Assad, who the West and Arab countries say must leave power. ...

Ban scolds world powers on Syria as fighting rages

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 11:48 AM PDT

UN chief Ban Ki-moon told world powers on Friday they must overcome their rivalries to put an end to the "proxy war" in Syria, as deadly fighting raged in Damascus and the country's second city Aleppo.